"Donor Fraud" is when money is raised from Jewish donors on the pretext that it will be used to support the Jewish community, and instead some of that money is used to actively promote those who viciously attack Israel, the Jewish state.

Ronit Jacobs of New Jersey was one of dozens who showed up outside the 92nd Street Y Thursday evening, July 11, to protest the Y's use of Jewish communal dollars to promote anti-Israel speakers.Photo Credit: Lauren Kunis

“The Y needs to provide some oversight, some planning in their programming, they need to know when people they are bringing in to speak are against Jews and Israel,” Kadish added.

Others pointed out that speakers recently scheduled to speak, such as Roger Waters and Alice Walker, are not merely supporters of BDS, but are global leaders of the movement.

Allen said he believes the goals the group set were accomplished Thursday night.

“They [92nd Street Y administration] are aware of our positions and they know we aren’t going away. We’ll be back, the second Thursday of every month, educating the Jewish community about the dangers of BDS that the 92nd Street Y is using Jewish communal dollars to support it.”

UPDATE:An astute reader brought to the attention of The Jewish Press the dearth of programming of “Jewish Interest” at the 92nd Street Y, as evidenced by their own website. This is a screen capture:

What you see when you click on programming for “Jewish Interest” at the 92nd St Y

About the Author:Lori Lowenthal Marcus is a contributor to the JewishPress.com. A graduate of Harvard Law School, she previously practiced First Amendment law and taught in Philadelphia-area graduate and law schools. You can reach her by email: Lori@JewishPressOnline.com

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You obviously don't because nobody said whom they should give the money to. They are arguing that if the Y is going to give the money to Anti-Israel and Anti-Jewish causes they should be open and honest about it and as a result those who disagree with the Y's choice should give their money elsewhere.

Alice Walker's personal background makes her anti-Semitism even more despicable.

From Alice Walker's Wikipedia listing:

In 1965, Walker met Melvyn Rosenman Leventhal, a Jewish civil rights lawyer. They were married on March 17, 1967, in New York City. Later that year the couple relocated to Jackson, Mississippi, becoming "the first legally married inter-racial couple in Mississippi".[33][34] They were harassed and threatened by whites, including the Ku Klux Klan. The couple had a daughter Rebecca in 1969. Walker and her husband divorced amicably in 1976.[35].

In the mid-1990s, Walker was involved in a romance with singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman.[.

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The Louisville, Kentucky YMCA, which is made up of many branches, is Ultra liberal and politically active. I was employed there but they couldn't tolerate my conservatism, which I kept quiet about, but they spotted my Sarah Palin bumper sticker on my car, and after that I was finally forced out. After leaving, I let them know, in no uncertain terms, my feelings, and G-d's, concerning their anti-Israel stand at the United Nations.